Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Audre Lorde
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(1982) Audre Lorde, “Learning from the 60s”
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Algiers Motel Incident (1967)
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Bill Cosby (1937- )
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William H. Carney (1840-1908)

Explore Global African History

Ernest Ezeajughi
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Ernest Nnaama Ezeajughi (1960- )
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Emperor Menelik II (Sahle Miriam) (1844-1913)
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(1953) Nnamdi Azikiwe, “Speech on Secession”
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Paul Bogle (1822-1865)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008
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The Manumission of Monimia Travers: A Slave Freed at Fort Vancouver
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Fighting for Freedom on Both Sides of the American Revolution
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The Myth of the Buffalo Soldiers

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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